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    new shrimp tank

    Hi.can you please advise me of the best place to purchase shrimp safe plants please
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    Amount of dosing

    Can someone tell me if I need to increase the dose of all in one solution from aquarium plant food, I'm currently dosing 30ml a day, plants all growing nicely but not sure if I need to increase because the plants are larger,also using pressurised co2 at 3bps,drop checker a nice lime green...
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    Brittle vallis leaves

    Can you please advise me what causes this,the leaves snap when they get to a certain height,im dosing all in one daily from aquarium plant food at 20ml per day and co2 is via pressurised fe, drop checker at lights on is lime green/yellow.
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    New Substate

    Cheers guys
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    New Substate

    This coming weekend i will be changing the substate in my 3 year old tank,i'm changing to JBL Aqua basis plus,and JBL manado,the question i have is will it be safe for my fish to be introduced straight back into the tank once iv'e finished.
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    Blyxa japonica

    Hi,can anyone tell me the best way of keeping Blyxa in the substrate,I'm going to be using JBL Manado
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    identification

    can someone please tell me what plant this is its been in the tank for some time but as suddenly gone mad lol
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    Fire Ex help.

    i bought a 2kg fire extinguisher from my local fire prevention company for £40 but they will refill it for £7 so didnt think twice about buying it also the fitted it with a turn wheel instead of the normal handle see photo below
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    What are your other hobbies?

    wish him a speedy recovery from me :)
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    What are your other hobbies?

    riding this as fast as i can get away with lol
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    diffusers

    im going to buy another tetratec ex 1200 and run a spraybar the full length of the tank
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    diffusers

    Will these be any good for my 240 ltr tank, using the jbl reactor at the mo and wondered if these would give me better distibution,bought a koralia 2 yesterday but didnt like it so ive listed it on ebay if anyones intrested. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0274223630
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    riccia fluitans

    Hi guys how many pots of Riccia Fluitans would i need to buy for my tank,the tank is 121cm long by 41cm wide i only want to cover say half of the substrate,the full length but only half the width
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    korallia positioning

    looking for the best place to place a korallia 2,this is a picture of my tank if i placed the pump at the top right of the tank with the flow runninning along the front of the glass when it got to the left side it would deflect onto the reactor,would this help get the co2 all the way around...
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    UKAPS Members Photo Album

    me and my 'baby'
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    all my plants are turning brown please help

    i do have some KH2PO4 how much should i add and how often?
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    all my plants are turning brown please help

    this is my tank as you can see the co2 reactor is on the left just under the spray bar,the juwel internal in the other corner has the flow pointing at the surface,whats the best solution for gettig co2 to the bottom right hand side of the tank?the drop checker is now in the top right hand side...
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    all my plants are turning brown please help

    The tank has been running about 12 weeks,6 of those doing a fishless cycle,the fish are already in the tank so dont think i can crank the co2 up any more,i did have a phosphate remover in the external filter but removed it yesterday on the advice from clive,ive had the drop checker in several...
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    all my plants are turning brown please help

    the vallis is rotting, and the brown on the swords rubs off,but not all of it i think the co2 is at the maximum level for the fish,this is my drop checker using 4dkh solution should i just throw away all the affected plants and start again using EI from day one?i really just want a nice...
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    all my plants are turning brown please help

    as in the title,i seem to be losing all my plants they are all turning brown,i,m using tpn+ at 10mls per day and injecting co2,the tank is 240 ltrs,temp of 25c lights on for 9 hrs,ive got all the dry ferts to start EI and was going to start on monday any help greatly recieved,ive lost loads of...
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    drop checker colour

    mine turned blue using tank water as the tank ph is 7.6,ive just changed to 4dkh so i'll see if there's any difference using 4dkh to tank water
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    drop checker colour

    the colour was dark blue when i did the water change on monday
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    drop checker colour

    hi guys should the colour in the drop checker change overnight when the ph rises?this is the colour in the checker this morning,i run co2 for 9 hours a day which is 1 hour before lights on and off 1 hour before the lights go off.
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    NEW PLANTS

    how much tpn+ do you recomend?
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    NEW PLANTS

    Hi, im using tetra complete substate covered with aqua one silica black gravel,my lights are 2x54w t5 lights on for 9 hours aday from 1pm till 10pm, my setup consists of juwel rio 240 running with juwel internal and tetratec ex1200 external,ferts at present are tpn+ at 5ml per day and jbl...
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    ATPN+

    thank you
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    NEW PLANTS

    Hi guys wondered if someone could help me please,i planted the foreground of my tank on Wednesday with dwarf pygmy swords and they all seem to be dying off,im using co2 and dosing 5ml daily of tpn+ any help greatly recieved,could the corydoras be eating them?
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    4DKH

    thanks
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    4DKH

    but if you check th kh in your tank using a kh test kit then you already know the kh of your water in your drop checker,i was only asking because the jbl drop checker comes with a colour chart with different kh values see below it also has different ph values aswell,so if i use 4 dkh in this...
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    4DKH

    can someone explain to me how putting a 4dkh solution in the drop checker works when i have a tank kh of between 8-9 thanks
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    ATPN+

    can you tell me the best time of day to add the apn+ please
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    ATPN+

    im using tank water as per the instructions on the drop checker,also i cant drop the ph below 7.0 as i keep nerite snails and they need a ph above 7.0,reading the link it says 30ppm will drop the ph to 6.6,i'll get some 4dkh solution and see what the difference is.
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    ATPN+

    this is the colour in my drop checker is this about right?
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    ATPN+

    would you continue with the feropol 24 aswell? this is the manufacturers claim •The daily feed for luxuriant aquarium plants. •Optimum, targeted care, provides all vital trace elements which cannot be provided by long-term fertilizers. •Promotes lush growth, even in delicate aquarium...
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    ATPN+

    thanks for the quick reply,will apn+ help with yellowing leaves? this is the tank at present and this is the problem i'm having with my plants
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    ATPN+

    Could you please tell me how much TPN+ i should add daily,my tank is a rio 240,the only other fert i'm using is jbl ferropol 24, the tank also has a pressurised co2 system with 22.5 mg/l of co2,thanks in advance Dean
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    jbl ph controller

    Hi guys wondered if anyone here uses one of these?,i bought one 2 days ago and i,m having problems getting the unit to knock off the co2 supply,the unit has a built in solinoid,the instruction for the auto ph setting asks you to check the kh in the tank input this into the computer and the...
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